US Patent Issued to Capital Hardware Supply on March 31 for "Standoff for ductwork damper assembly, ductwork damper assembly incorporating same and method of assembling ductwork damper assembly" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,727, issued on March 31, was assigned to Capital Hardware Supply LLC (Closter, N.J.).

"Standoff for ductwork damper assembly, ductwork damper assembly incorporating same and method of assembling ductwork damper assembly" was invented by David Yoskowitz (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A standoff for a ductwork damper assembly includes a plate member and first and second leg members extending orthogonally from respective opposing sides of the plate member, the plate member having an aperture for receiving a pivot rod of a damper of the ductwork assembly, wherein the standoff is adapted for mounting on an outer sur...